Business leaders swap the boardroom for punchlines in aid of Weston Park Cancer Charity Funny Business will see some of Sheffield City Region’s top business professionals step into the spotlight, on Thursday 30th November at Sheffield City Hall, to raise money for Weston Park Hospital –...
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Sheffield broadband firm generously donates services to the region’s cancer hospital Weston Park Cancer Charity is celebrating a major milestone thanks to the generous support of locally based specialist internet providers ASK4. The Beyond the Treatment appeal aims to transform the inpatient facilities at Weston Park Hospital...
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Investment from the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Weston Park Cancer Charity has enabled the rapid growth of the centre and secured the ‘very best’ academic talent. The team, comprising research nurses, radiographers, data managers, laboratory technicians and administrative staff, work tirelessly to manage...
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The Cancer Clinical Trials Centre plays a critical role in the development of treatments for cancer patients in our region. Established in 1999, the centre now employs more than 70 staff working on over 200 clinical trials at any one time. One in five cancer...
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Weston Park Cancer Charity is urging the public to donate their old £1 coins to help give patients and their families the strength to fight cancer. On Sunday 15th October, the round coins will cease to be legal tender following the release of the new 12-sided...
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A cancer survivor is gearing up for a 100 miles bike ride to raise at least £10,000 to support the Weston Park Cancer Charity in memory of his cousin Craig. Following the success of previous Steel City Cycle Challenges, which raised collectively £29,754 for the cancer...
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Sheffield Wednesday defender Liam Palmer and midfielder David Jones are encouraging everyone to join Team Weston Park ahead of the Sheffield 10k. The race returns to the steel city on Sunday 24th September after its debut year in 2016. The route will start and finish in...
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A couple from Sheffield are supporting Weston Park Cancer Charity after experiencing the specialist care on offer at Weston Park Hospital first hand. In October 2012, just before Tom Bolland (28) and his wife Becca were due to embark on their travels around Australia, Becca visited...
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After surgery and a blood transfusion on Christmas Eve 2012, Becca was told there was now no sign of the cancer and, although spreading was thought to be inevitable, for now she was in remission. Tom, a Financial Advisor at Aviva, was determined to raise money...
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Janet Blackburn (60) was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 and just 2 weeks later her husband, Robin, was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus. Janet underwent a mastectomy, had her lymph nodes removed, received chemotherapy at Weston Park Hospital and responded well to treatment. Sadly,...
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